In this short scene, the Governess apologizes for not letting her go home earlier in the day. She says that she will have to go back to school and change into her school uniform. The Governess feels apang in her chest when she thinks that it is time for her to return home. When she realizes that she is going back home, she feels a sudden urge to return to school. She tells herself that she must return home because she has missed the first period of lessons.